Vince Carter vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen and Vince Carter to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Scottie Pippen.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Scottie Pippen scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 0.6 points more than Scottie Pippen in his 17 seasons (16.7 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 6,788 points more (25,728 vs. 18,940).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+0.6
22
Scottie Pippen 16.1
17

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+6,788
22
Scottie Pippen 18,940
17

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Scottie Pippen (+0.6 points per game) while Scottie Pippen scored more points (+2,049).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+0.6
11
Scottie Pippen 17.5
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
11
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+2,049
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Scottie Pippen 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+27
Scottie Pippen 5

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+136
Scottie Pippen 49

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+230
Scottie Pippen 367

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+151
Scottie Pippen 943

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+313
Scottie Pippen 1,160

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+50
Scottie Pippen 18

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Scottie Pippen 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Scottie Pippen 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+6
Scottie Pippen 6

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
Scottie Pippen 87
+47

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
Scottie Pippen 178
+110

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
Scottie Pippen 206
+118

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Scottie Pippen 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+0.6+0.3+0.5+3.7+0.7+1.5+4.5+0.4+0.1+9.4+5+363
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+6,788+1,873+5,639+3.7+1,312+3,166+4.5+1,730+1,645+9.4+5+363
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+0.6+0.1+0.7+2.8+0.4+0.8+3.5+0.4+7.2+5+120
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+2,049+778+1,669+2.8+81+308+3.5+412+615+7.2+5+120
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+10.4
199950
Scottie Pippen 7.9
198879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+11.3
200082
Scottie Pippen 14.4
198973

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+11.1
200175
Scottie Pippen 16.5
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+6.9
200260
Scottie Pippen 17.8
1991NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
200343
Scottie Pippen 21.0
+0.4
1992NBA Champion82

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+3.9
200473
Scottie Pippen 18.6
1993NBA Champion81

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+2.5
200577
Scottie Pippen 22.0
199472

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+2.8
200679
Scottie Pippen 21.4
199579

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+5.8
200782
Scottie Pippen 19.4
1996NBA Champion77

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+1.1
200876
Scottie Pippen 20.2
1997NBA Champion82

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+1.7
200980
Scottie Pippen 19.1
1998NBA Champion44

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+2.1
201075
Scottie Pippen 14.5
199950

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+1.5
201173
Scottie Pippen 12.5
200082

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 10.1
201261
Scottie Pippen 11.3
+1.2
200164

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 13.4
+2.8
201381
Scottie Pippen 10.6
200262

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 11.9
+1.1
201481
Scottie Pippen 10.8
200364

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 5.8
201566
Scottie Pippen 5.9
+0.1
200423

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 5 seasons more than Scottie Pippen in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 18 to 22, from 2016 to 2020—he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 327 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+10.0
198810

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+6.2
20003
Scottie Pippen 13.1
198917

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+8.0
200112
Scottie Pippen 19.3
199015

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+21.6
1991NBA Champion17

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+19.5
1992NBA Champion22

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Scottie Pippen 20.1
+20.1
1993NBA Champion19

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+4.0
20054
Scottie Pippen 22.8
199410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+11.8
200611
Scottie Pippen 17.8
199510

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+5.4
200712
Scottie Pippen 16.9
1996NBA Champion18

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Scottie Pippen 19.2
+19.2
1997NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Scottie Pippen 16.8
+16.8
1998NBA Champion21

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
201014
Scottie Pippen 18.3
+2.8
19994

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Scottie Pippen 14.9
+14.9
200016

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 8.3
20124
Scottie Pippen 13.7
+5.4
20013

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20130
Scottie Pippen 16.3
+16.3
20023

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 12.6
+6.8
20147
Scottie Pippen 5.8
20034

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 6.3
+6.3
201511
Scottie Pippen -
DNP
20040

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.3 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

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